$XLM The short position is a foregone conclusion—on-chain lending surges more than fivefold within twelve hours. Leverage jumps to thirty times one-way. When the entire market borrows money and squeezes into the same side, it isn’t confidence—it’s fuel. The growth rate of new debt has already slipped below its own average; the leverage machine starts to de-sync. The more people use borrowed funds to take over, the thicker the sell pressure accumulates. The contract basis is cut by nearly 80% in one go—longs’ premium has long stopped playing along.
